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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

HC With All My Love

I hope you all had a wonderful, happy Christmas and now
WOW, it is almost New Year!
I've said this before but I mention it again because of the sentiment on my card today,
My anniversary is on New Year's Eve.
I love this beautiful shaped card too.  What a gorgeous base it makes for a very special card!


 

Floral Shoppe Accents Die

Floral Shoppe Fillers Die

Floral Shoppe Accents Stamp Set

Floral Shoppe Fillers Stamp Set

Elaborate Oval Frames Die

Petite Pocket Accents Die

Swirly Accent Spray Die

Ticket and Tags Die

Arianna Blooms Die

Arianna Blooms Stamp Set

Oakberry Lane Blossoms Die

Oakberry Lane Blossoms Stamp Set

Celebrate Love Sentiments Stamp Set

Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White

Rajni Chawla’s Vellum Flowerite

Leaf Green Archival Ink

Fern Green Archival Ink

Pink Peony Archival Ink

Rose Madder Archival Ink

Bridal Bouquet Stamen-Small

Assorted Bead Stamen-Medium

Bright Pearl Stamen-Small

Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottles

3-D Crystal Lacquer

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear

Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter

White cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, Pink Cardstock Clear Embossing Powder, Sheer white ribbon

For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo.

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE

Card size: 4 3/4 X 7 1/4".  Cut shaped card (see video) by folding a piece of 7 X 9” white cardstock to make 4 1/2 X 7” then placing die over-hanging top fold by about 1/2".  Cut another front from pink also cut 2 outer dies of the Swirly Accents Die from pink for the stand.  Cut the decorative section with the outer die of the Elaborate Oval Frames from white to create the white border for the card. Cut the decorative section of the Swirly Accent Spray 2 times from white and glue them to the pink stand die cuts.  Cut 2 Petite Pocket Accent (wide decorative and narrow) from white.  Glue the white border and Petite Pocket Accents to the pink card front then glue the stand to the front and back of the card bottom.

Stamp flowers using Pink Peony and Rose Madder then sponge with Pink Peony.  Die cut and form in the shaping molds.  For larger flowers pinch petals in a pleating fashion and glue 3 together to make each flower.  On the smaller flowers only 1 for each flower.  Insert stamen, add glue to set.  Let dry then cut wires/threads at the base of flowers (save some of the wires to make curls).

Stamp Floral accents and fillers using Rose Madder and leaves, Fern Green, sponge leaves and stems with Leaf Green, die cut then form slightly from the back with a stylist.  Curl some wires around a small paint brush.  Cut the leaves and filler apart as needed to create an arrangement on both sides of the card.  Add flowers and wire curls.

Stamp sentiment using Rose Madder on vellum and quickly add clear embossing powder to it to emboss with heat gun.  Die cut sentiment with Ticket and Tags long eyelet Die.  Glue it under flowers then glue a sheer white bow to the top. 

 Glitter flowers with Rajni’s Crystal Clear and glitter the base and fills with Ultrafine.

Wow, don't you just love the dangling wisteria on

this arrangement? 

I love dangles!


Large Floral Urn Die

Floral Shoppe Accents Die

Floral Shoppe Fillers Die

Large Floral Urn Stamp Set

Floral Shoppe Accents Stamp Set

Floral Shoppe Fillers Stamp Set

Floral Shoppe Paper Collection

Lattice Swirl Gateway Die

Large Garden Zinnia Die

Small Garden Zinnia Die

Large Garden Zinnia Stamp Set

Small Garden Zinnia Stamp Set

Wisteria Petals Die

Wisteria Petals Stamp Set

Cottage Garden Hydrangea Die

Cottage Garden Hydrangea Stamp Set

Just For You Sentiments Stamp Set

Ornamental Tags Die

Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White

Leaf Green Archival Ink

Fern Green Archival Ink

Buttercup Archival Ink

Magenta Hue Archival Ink

Sky Blue Archival Ink

Rose Madder Archival Ink

Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottles

3-D Crystal Lacquer

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear

Go Go Man Go Prills

White cardstock, ribbon, Copic Makers: B91, B93, B95, C3, 

For more tips on creating with the Summer's Garden Collection watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/kYiP8qJZ4rE.

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE.

For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo.

Card size: 8 X 7 1/2" including flowers.  Make a shaped card (see video) using the Lattice Swirl Gateway Die.  Start with 6 X 6 folded card and leave top of die off the fold (this makes the folded card base about 1” shorter than the card front).  Cut the Lattice Swirl again (full die cut) out of white cardstock and blue decorative paper.  Cut the decorative part of the Lattice Swirl out of white.  Glue together white card front, blue card front and then white decorative die.  Glue this stack to the card base matching bottom and sides.

Stamp the Urn using Rich Cocoa die cut and color.  Stamp the Floral Shoppe Accents and Fillers Using Buttercup, Fern Green and Magenta Hue, die cut and sponge color on using Leaf Green, Magenta Hue, Buttercup.  Stamp Zinnias using Rose Madder, Buttercup, Magenta Hue, sponge, die cut and shape.  Stamp Wisteria Using Magenta Hue, sponge, die cut and shape then make cascading flowers.  Stamp Hydrangea blossoms using Sky Blue, sponge, die cut and shape.  Glue 2 together for each flower then fill center with Prills.  For Zinnia, glue 5 together for larger flowers and 2 together for smaller flowers, fill centers with Prills.  For the small buds use left-over Wisteria blossoms, add a wire stamen and glue tightly together.

Once all the flowers are formed, fillers and accents colored and urn is colored then glue the urn to the card making sure the bottoms are even, leave the top open, (stuff a bit of gauze down in the bottom of urn to help it keep its shape).  Start filling urn starting with the back layer and sides first.  Fill the center portion with Zinnias and Hydrangeas.  Loop Wisteria wires over the top of the urn in front and sides then tuck more leaves in around.

Stamp sentiment using black on decorative paper then die cut with the Ornamental small tag.   Add a bow to the top and then glue it to the top of the urn between cascading flowers.  Glitter all the flowers and card base.

Thanks for vising today!

Robin

John 14:1-3

14 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many [a]mansions; if it were not so, [b]I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.



Tuesday, December 22, 2020

HC Christmas Centerpiece

 Merry Christmas!

(almost)

I have a Christmas Center Piece Bouquet today.

Do you love making or buying a beautiful centerpiece for your Christmas table?

When I used to be responsible for 1 or 2 table settings for a Christmas Tea

I used to make floral centerpieces, I find them irresistible!!



Large Floral Urn Die

Floral Shoppe Accents Die

Floral Shoppe Fillers Die

Large Floral Urn Stamp Set

Floral Shoppe Accents Stamp Set

Floral Shoppe Fillers Stamp Set

Floral Shop Paper Collection

Festive Pine Cones Die

Festive Pine Cones Stamp Set

Snowy Pine Cardinals Die

Snowy Pine Cardinals Stamp Set

Glow of Christmas Die

Glow of Christmas Stamp Set

Christmas Poinsettia & Holly Die

Christmas Poinsettia & Holly Stamp Set

3D Christmas Poinsettia Shaping Mold

Tweet Cherry Blossoms Die

Tweet Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set

3D Cherry Blossom Shaping Mold

Starry Night Decorative Die

Ornamental Tags Die

Candy Cane Cottage Stamp Set (sentiment)

Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White

Luxe Gold Cardstock

Rose Hip Stamen-Large

Assorted Pearl Stamen-Small

Heart of Gold Prills

Lettuce Entertain You Prills

New Sprout Memento Ink

Leaf Green Archival Ink

Fern Green Archival Ink

Red Geranium Archival Ink

Carnation Red Archival Ink

Rich Cocoa Memento Ink

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottles

3-D Crystal Lacquer

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter

White cardstock, Ivory Cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, White tulle, Copic Markers: R43, R24, R29, G21, G82, YG63, E55, E23, E51, ribbon

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE.

For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo

Card size: 7 X 7 1/2" including flowers and bird.  Stamp Urn on light gold decorative paper, die cut and color with Copics.  Cut a shaped card base by folding ivory cardstock to 4 X 5” fold at top and letting die over-hang to fold by about 1/4" (See video).  Glue stamped urn to the top of shaped card leaving the top open.  Cut a large circle from ivory or white (it won’t show), glue it to the back top of urn then cut a gold Starry Night Decorative die and glue it over the circle about 1/2" higher than the top of the urn.

Stamp Poinsettias using Red Geranium and sponge with Carnation Red.  Stamp Holly and all leaves using Fern Green, sponge with Leaf Green, die cut then shape holly plus Poinsettias in the shaping mold.  Stamp fillers, accents and pinecones using Rich Cocoa, sponge with ink or color with Copics, die cut and shape from the back slightly. Stamp Cherry Blossoms using New Sprout, die cut then shape in the mold.  Add light green Prills to the centers of the Cherry Blossoms.  Insert gold small stamen into 2 layers of Poinsettias then add Gold Prills.  Stamp cardinal using black, die cut and color with Copics, (Only 1 cardinal used in this sample).

Fill urn with poinsettias, leaves, fillers and accents.  Tuck pieces of white tulle into arrangement as well as Rose Hip Stamen of gold and red.  Save the wire leftovers from the Rose Hips and curl them around a pencil then tuck them into the arrangement.

Stamp Merry Christmas onto light gold decorative paper using Red Geranium then die cut and sponge the edges with Carnation Red.  Glue it to the left top side of urn and add a sheer white bow to the top of tag. 

Glitter card and fillers Including tulle with Ultrafine glitter.  Paint leaves with a combination of lacquer and shimmer additive.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

Matthew 1:18-23

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being [f]a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is [g]conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name [h]Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”




Tuesday, December 15, 2020

HC Floral Shoppe shaped Card

Good Morning!
Here is another bouquet using the Oakberry Lane
Blossoms and the Floral Shoppe fillers
in a beautiful gold color urn.


Large Floral Urn Die

Floral Shoppe Accents Die

Floral Shoppe Fillers Die

Large Floral Urn Stamp Set

Floral Shoppe Accents Stamp Set

Floral Shoppe Fillers Stamp Set

Floral Shop Paper Collection

Oakberry Lane Blossoms Die

Oakberry Lane Blossoms Stamp Set

3D Blossoms Shaping Mold

Ticket and Tags Die

Celebrate Love Sentiments Stamp Set

Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White

Rose Hip Stamen-Large

Assorted Bead Stamen-Medium

Assorted Pearl Stamen-Small

Leaf Green Archival Ink

Fern Green Archival Ink

Lighthouse Archival Ink

Sky Blue Archival Ink

Rich Cocoa Memento Ink

Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottles

3-D Crystal Lacquer

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear

Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter

Embossing Powder-Gold

Opaque Embossing Powder-White

White cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, gold glittered tulle, Copic Markers: R43, R24, R29, G21, G82, YG63, Y15, E55, E23, E51

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE.

For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo.

Card size: Including flowers, 6 X 7”.  Stamp Urn using Rich Cocoa onto decorative paper-light gold, die cut and color with Copics.  Die cut urn again from light gold decorative paper (for the inside and/or back optional).  Die cut urn from ivory folded cardstock (fold at the top), see video for shaped cards.  Glue the stamped urn to the folded shaped card, glue the other die cut urn to the inside (optional).  *Leave the top of the urn open to insert flowers.


Stamp Oakberry Lane Blossoms using embossing fluid and gold powder then heat to emboss, die cut, shape in the mold then glue 3 layers together (2 of larger side and 1 smaller inside). Insert stamen, add glue to set and set aside to dry.  Stamp fillers and accents using Fern Green for leaves, Lighthouse for berries and other fillers, Sky Blue for the Jonny Jump Ups, embossing fluid and white embossing powder for the dandelions and some fillers.  Sponge and color all berries, fillers, accents, then die cut.

Add a layer of gold glittered tulle to the back of the urn then fill with flowers, accents, fillers and leaves.  Insert some gold Rose Hip Stamen, red and blue beaded stamen and more tulle as needed to fill urn.

Stamp sentiment using Rich Cocoa then die cut with Ticket and Tags die set.  Ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress or Rich Cocoa.  Add the tag to top right side of urn then glue another piece of gold tulle to the top of tag.

Glitter the card base, fills and accents with Crystal Ultrafine and glitter the Oakberry Blossoms with Rajni’s Crystal Clear.  Paint leaves with a combination of lacquer and shimmer additive.

 My second card is for Christmas!



 

Christmas Poinsettia & Holly Die

Glow of Christmas Die

Christmas Poinsettia & Holly Stamp Set

Glow of Christmas Stamp Set

Candlelit Poinsettia Die

Candlelit Poinsettia Stamp Set

Ornate Pocket Accents Die

Candlelit Christmas Paper Collection

3D Christmas Poinsettia Shaping Mold

Assorted Pearl Stamen-Small

Vermillion Archival Ink

Carnation Red Archival Ink

Leaf Green Archival Ink

Fern Green Archival Ink

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Heart of Gold Prills

Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper of 50-White

Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle

3-D Crystal Lacquer

Dries Clear Adhesive

Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter

White cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, Ivory cardstock, Fun Foam sheet, foam tape, pearls, Copic Markers: R43, R24, R29, YG05, YG17, E51, E50, E53, E21, B41, B21, B24, YG04, Y15

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE.

Card size: 6 X 6”.  Cut ivory cardstock 12 X 6 and fold in half for the base.  Cut a piece of red decorative paper 5 3/4” square then glue it to the card.  Cut 2 Ornate Pocket Accents along with the thin die with the piercing for a border along the straight edges out of ivory cardstock.   Cut a piece of green decorative paper 2 1/2" square to fit inside the square when the 2 Ornate Pocket Accents are glued together to fit on the 5 3/4" square red paper (poinsettias will cover overlapping seems on the 2 sides).  Glue the ivory Ornate Pocket die cuts down then the border pieces and end with the green square fitting inside the border pieces.

Stamp holly spray and large candle using black, die cut and color.  Stamp poinsettias using Vermillion, sponge with Carnation Red, die cut then shape in mold.  Stamp holly leaves using Fern Green, sponge with Leaf Green, die cut then shape in the mold (sponge both sides on poinsettias and holly). Glue 2 poinsettia together for each flower then insert gold stamen, also glue gold Prills to the centers. 

Run pearls along the pierced border and add pearls to some of the decorative die as well.  Pop the candle up at the bottom left side.  Shape the holly spray a bit from the back then glue the stem above the candle on the left side.  Glue the poinsettias and holly leaves to both sides.  Glitter flowers and randomly glitter card.  Cut sentiment out of the decorative paper then curl it and fish tail the end.  Glue to the center green square at an angel tucking the left end up under the candle.  Add some shimmer to the ornaments and holly leaves by mixing a drop of shimmer additive to some 3D Lacquer and paint it on with a brush.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

Luke 2:4-14

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”